What part of speech is incompetent?

Incompetent can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. incompetent is a noun, singular of incompetents.
  • 2. incompetent is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more incompetent
    most incompetent
  • Positive: incompetent 
  • Comparative: more incompetent
  • Superlative: most incompetent

Adjective to adverb

What does incompetent mean?

Definitions

Adjective

incompetent - not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"
incompetent - not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"
incompetent - legally not qualified or sufficient; "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses"
incompetent - showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
incompetent - not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"

Noun

incompetent - someone who is not competent to take effective action

Examples of incompetent

#   Sentence  
1. adj. An incompetent secret service.
2. adj. The filming was hopeless incompetent.
3. adj. Incompetent at chess.
4. adj. Incompetent witnesses.
5. adj. Here is a thought: When the appartently cognitively functional take actions that seem senseless and incompetent, it is a most certain sign that they have ulterior or hidden motives.
6. adj. When the apparently cognitively functional take actions that seem senseless and incompetent, it is a most certain sign that they have ulterior or hidden motives.
7. adj. The world is full of incompetent doctors.
8. adj. He was fired for being an incompetent worker.
9. adj. Tom is incompetent.
10. adj. This man is incompetent.
11. adj. He is incompetent.
12. adj. She is incompetent.
13. adj. After the death of my father, it became clear that my mother was incompetent at handling the family finances.
14. adj. Tom's incompetent.
15. adj. You were incompetent.
Sentence  
adj.
An incompetent secret service.
The filming was hopeless incompetent.
Incompetent at chess.
Incompetent witnesses.
Here is a thought: When the appartently cognitively functional take actions that seem senseless and incompetent, it is a most certain sign that they have ulterior or hidden motives.
When the apparently cognitively functional take actions that seem senseless and incompetent, it is a most certain sign that they have ulterior or hidden motives.
The world is full of incompetent doctors.
He was fired for being an incompetent worker.
Tom is incompetent.
This man is incompetent.
He is incompetent.
She is incompetent.
After the death of my father, it became clear that my mother was incompetent at handling the family finances.
Tom's incompetent.
You were incompetent.

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